Feb 17, 2013

Local Shops Hope to Boost Business With Locally Developed AppBy CBC.ca

Bay Roberts, NL – Brandi Gosse, a photographer from Bay Roberts, has developed a smartphone app called Shop the Rock to allow shoppers in the province to search for deals at local retailers.

As a photographer, she has first-hand experience about how expensive advertising could be, so she came up with an idea to help local merchants get their company names out to consumers.

“I was just finding that some of the ways that are out there now were outside my budget,” Gosse said.

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